It had bullet holes, no outside HVAC unit and the copper plumbing underneath had been liberated.  

Advice needed ona) Financingb) Stepwise process to get this to from inking the deal on the land, to getting a permit from town, to getting plans drawn and approved to putting in a nice spec for the build.c) Steps to liberate some of the cash/refi at a better rate whilst the house is being marketed.As for me, I think I can pull 100k by liquidating stocks and 200k by borrowing from 401k.

I'm pretty lefty liberal, but Portland City Council really outdid itself with that.

@Jordan, just being a grumpy liberal Austinite i guess :-)

Homeowner retirees who can get on the list of trusted house sitters find a world of travel on a shoestring budget (if that's something they want to do):http://retireearlylifestyle.com/aaa/house_sitting_page.htmSome traveling retirees don't like the idea of moving their furniture back and forth from storage if they want to rent out their home while they spend part of the year living in another part of the country (snowbirds, sunbirds):https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/20/your-money/selling-the-family-home-is-liberating-for-many-retirees.htmlCombining these two ideas, perhaps you can find a trusted house sitter to live in your Lake Oswego home while you're living in Las Vegas.

-TroyDe Oppresso Liber

sounds like a freaking jackpot to me. 

District 24 includes a good portion of Happy Valley, so it's not all liberal SE Portland.

Oakland is gentrifying and rent control or liberal politics (like 'em or hate 'em) won't stop that trend...it's just a matter who's making the money.I hear what the out of state crowd is saying, but (caution - incoming anecdotal evidence) my buddy has bought other people's midwest fix and flips with no chance for forced appreciation (in fact the building depreciates over time as housing values remain flat factoring inflation), Lower Cap rate and greater risk than I experienced house hacking. 

It's a classic move of leftist government, always reaching for more control.I think investors of large, liberally run cities would be wise to consider selling off their investments in these Tenant-friendly cities while the market is still hot.